Janet and John go to Portugal - again!

alun145 said:
Hi Having failed to park leave alone camp in Bayonne now in camper stop park at Gorliz ready for bus and Metro into Bilboa ... Around e1 ish each way

Heading towards Compostella shortly ... Any advice for stop offs on the North coast or for Compostella it self??

Glad so many enjoying yourselves
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If you are heading into Santiago DC then there is a camper stop at the junction of Avenida do Cruceiro do Coruna and Rua Caminos da Vida. It's where the coaches park up, basically a large coach park. Quiet now, we were there last week and only 6 or so vans overnighted. It costs €3 during the day and €12 if you stay overnight. It was peaceful enough despite the proximity to roads and is probably the closest you will get to the centre. The bus stop is about 100 metres away and from memory it is €1 per journey on a Number 1 bus. If you ask at the car park kiosk you can also get water but no waste disposal.
Have a good trip.
Dave
 
i,m sure for that price you could find a campsite . just look around loads of places to park.
i really cant believe i just read that . could live for almost a week on that . hee hee.
 
vwalan said:
i,m sure for that price you could find a campsite . just look around loads of places to park.
i really cant believe i just read that . could live for almost a week on that . hee hee.
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There is A campsite but it's further out, you wouldn't park your rig in the centre of SDC, well not anywhere I would be happy to leave it 😀
Dave
 
Just booked ferry to Caen. on 17th.
Should arrive at Santa. Catarina,on the East Algarve by mid- October...... Unless we get lost/sidetracked.
Still a touch too warm down there, at present.
 
Val54 said:
There is A campsite but it's further out, you wouldn't park your rig in the centre of SDC, well not anywhere I would be happy to leave it 😀
Dave
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i have and do . there is loads of places if you look around .
well i admit havent been there for three years but there always was.
have had my rig for 15 years and used to always spend a night or so there .
just north of the cathedral near casas novas was always a good one .
or by the cepsas station west of the cathedral . was a truck park.
 
vwalan said:
i have and do . there is loads of places if you look around .
well i admit havent been there for three years but there always was.
have had my rig for 15 years and used to always spend a night or so there .
just north of the cathedral near casas novas was always a good one .
or by the cepsas station west of the cathedral . was a truck park.
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Each to their own 😀😀
Dave
 
Nothing much to report as we have been travelling most of the time, stopping at ACSI sites at Trebes by the Canal Du Midi, Lourdes, St John de Luz, San Vicente de la Barquera and now Muros, just south of Finesterre. Not that much to photograph, but here are a few nice ones!

Hopefuls at Lourdes:




The tacky side of Lourdes:



The end of the world aire at Finesterre:



Two happy bunnies: the tee shirt says it all - including my tummy!



We'll be off to Santiago tomorrow, then head south to Portugal.
Janet and John
 
Think you've accidently included a few Cornwall snaps in there. Still there'll be no mistaking the "Real Spain" when you get to Benidorm!!
 
Byronic said:
Think you've accidently included a few Cornwall snaps in there. Still there'll be no mistaking the "Real Spain" when you get to Benidorm!!
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I bet there aren't too many fiddling priests in Cornwall!

The Crypt at Lourdes during a service in Italian:

 
Perhaps not many fiddling priests in Cornwall. But thems that do, like very much to fiddle with nuns, or choirboys.
 
Byronic said:
Perhaps not many fiddling priests in Cornwall. But thems that do, like very much to fiddle with nuns, or choirboys.
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Agreed, but perhaps we shouldn't go there on this so far happy thread?
John
 
If you like your grub & you've got spare dosh, you must visit San Sebastián, It's on your route, It's my favourite city. Apparently, there are more Michelin chefs in SS than Paris, I spend more on food here than on my whole trip.

It's almost impossible to park in SS but there is a place on the sea front just round the corner from the old town which not many know about, if you decide to go, I can give you the co-ords. Costs about €12 during the day but free of charge at night , there's state of the art toilets too.

Here's a taster of the Picos taken in July.
 

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Just a quick photo taken inside the cathedral at Santiago de Campostela: it would appear that cetain precautions have to be taken!



This was the most entertaining feature, playing in the cathedral square:



Hissing with rain all night, we are off to Portugal right now!
Janet and John
 
siimplyloco said:
This was the most entertaining feature, playing in the cathedral square:



Hissing with rain all night, we are off to Portugal right now!
Janet and John
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Is that a blacked up black? surely not :pc: :ninja:
 
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A Good Samaritan in another Hymer

We are tucked up in Figueira da Foz, poised to go further south, but trapped by the incessant rain and strong winds which are the remnants of tropical storm Henri. A Dutch fellow with a Hymer 644 of the same vintage visited us and had a good look round Hugo, and he spotted that our Reich Karma bathroom tap was held together with self-amalgamating tape and a cable tie, the result of me not seeing a very high and steep vertical deflection unit in the road which caused the big bathroom mirror to detach itself from the door and fall on the tap, thus breaking the tap off at the base of the spout!
"I have one of those I can give you" he said. "Second hand, but OK, I will bring it". Which he did, and it is perfect for the job. I offered him money, but he refused, I offered a bottle of very good wine, but no, as he didn't drink, but Jan makes nice fused glass pendants, so one was offered to his wife, which was accepted. I am suitably grateful!
I wish the rain would stop...
John
 
Return to the beach at Nazare

Nazare is famous for the huge waves that hit the shore in late winter: mad surfers are attracted from all over the world!
Right now the surf is NOT up!


The lighthouse is perched on an old fort, in which there is a small museum showing films of said mad surfers and details of the underwater canyon which makes such waves possible. Here is a 3D model of same: it is about 300m deep, and is just off the beach!



I took this photo in the museum: you can just see one of the nutters on the face of the wave!



YouTube clip of the 2013 world record wave:
https://www.google.pt/search?q=garr...5.21593j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

There are some interesting sculptures for sale in the fort: here's one!



We are going straight to Lagos today, heading for Praia de Luz, missing out Lisbon this time as we've seen it all before.

Janet and John
 
We are now in Camping Valverde in Praia de Luz in the Algarve. Sunshine and beaches, we now feel like we are back on holiday and will stay here for about five days. On the way here from Lisbon avoiding the motorway we encountered one of the worst roads ever, a mixture of Belgian Pave and corrugated iron! Whilst on this road being shaken but not stirred I was chatting to Jan on how well Hugo had stood up to the appalling roads we had travelled on, and in the next minute we heard a thrumming noise from the front end. I clambered out clutching my shiny jacket to find that the offside front wheel arch trim was almost detached, having thrown three of its securing screws. A quick fix with some duct tape and all was well. Another five minutes and it would have flown, and at €200 a pop I'm glad we saved it! However, that's all so far...
Regaining our tans.
Janet and John
 
I'll never bang my head again with this fix!

The Dutchman who gave me the tap also gave me this idea to save my head. The Hymer gas locker is quite big, and the door is heavy. The plastic keeps are not up to the job and wear out quickly, and every time I open the door to fiddle with the insides the lid comes down after a short while and whacks my head! Here is his easy solution:

Terry clip split in half and put behind the keep. A key ring is attached to the door keep.


When he door is opened, the ring catches the terry clip and hey presto, no more headaches! Simples...



I also repaired the wheel arch trim, so I was entitled to a good lunch at the Fortaleza restaurant in Praia de Luz where they have live jazz on Sundays. They even gave us one of the best seats! It's a hard life...

 
I change my catches every two or three years, mine is hitting me on the head again (even though Maggy is trying to hold it open with a baseball bat View attachment 33920) so I will try this, thanks John
 
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